Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian man pleads guilty to U.S. terror charges in alleged murder conspiracy
NEW YORK - An Edmonton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to U.S. charges that he sent money and provided long-distance support to Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for a 2009 suicide attack in Iraq tha...
Mar 6, 2018

Mixed reactions in Kosovo to Slobodan Milosevic musical
GRACANICA , Kosovo - A musical about the late Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic was staged in Kosovo on Tuesday, drawing strong emotions in the nation still reeling from a bloody war that the former s...
Mar 6, 2018

Lord of the sandflies: U of C lab raising insects to research deadly parasite
CALGARY - A state-of-the-art lab has opened at the University of Calgary to house tiny, biting insects responsible for spreading a disease that kills up to 30,000 people every year. Sandflies, which a...
Mar 6, 2018
$1.7M award for B.C. couple after malicious prosecution by Canada Revenue Agency
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island couple has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in damages after a judge criticized the Canada Revenue Agency for the “ruination” of their business and personal l...
Mar 6, 2018

Japanese envoy says signing of new TPP sends message to China on trade rules
OTTAWA - As Canada, Japan and nine other countries prepare to sign the rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership this week in Chile, some see it as a way to set the stage for closer relations with China. The...
Mar 6, 2018

TFC hopes exhibition games in Mexico pay off against Tigres in CCL quarterfinal
TORONTO - As Toronto FC prepares for Wednesday’s first leg of its CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against Tigres UNAL, the club is hoping time spent in Mexico during the pre-season will p...
Mar 6, 2018
Doug Ford raises abortion issue in effort to woo social conservatives: expert
TORONTO - One of the four candidates competing to lead Ontario’s Opposition raised questions about access to abortion this week, resurrecting a political hot potato while stopping short of promi...
Mar 6, 2018

B.C. issues rabbit warning after rare disease kills bunnies on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - Hundreds of feral rabbits in a Vancouver Island community are falling victim to a rare disease that prompted the government to warn people against releasing their long-eared pets into the w...
Mar 6, 2018
Mountie's widow wants move-over law broadened for Nova Scotia highways
HALIFAX - The widow of a Mountie who was struck by a van while helping motorists change a flat tire wants to see a broadening of Nova Scotia’s so-called move-over law. “I actually think th...
Mar 6, 2018

Reporter Paul Bliss no longer with CTV following sexual misconduct allegations
TORONTO - A prominent CTV News reporter who was suspended after a woman made sexual misconduct allegations against him is no longer with the company, Bell Media said Tuesday. A spokesman for the media...
Mar 6, 2018